Fraction Fun: Solve Word Problems & Mixed Numbers!

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get?

• 2/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If Sarah uses 1 3/4 cups, how much flour does she have left?

• 3/4 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

Tom read 5/6 of a book. If the book has 12 chapters, how many chapters has he read?

• 12 chapters

• 8 chapters

• 6 chapters

• 10 chapters

A baker made 7 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 3 1/4 dozen, how many cookies does he have left?

• 30 cookies

• 60 cookies

• 45 cookies

• 51 cookies

Emma has 1 3/4 yards of fabric. She uses 2/3 of it for a project. How much fabric does she have remaining?

• 3/4 yards

• 7/12 yards

• 5/12 yards

• 1/2 yards

A tank can hold 5 1/2 gallons of water. If it is currently filled with 3 3/4 gallons, how much more water can it hold?

• 1 gallon

• 3 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 1 3/4 gallons

During a sale, a store sold 4 2/3 of its 12 shirts. How many shirts are left in the store?

• 7 1/3

• 5 shirts

• 8 shirts

• 6 2/3 shirts

A gardener planted 3/5 of a garden with flowers. If the garden is 20 square feet, how many square feet are planted with flowers?

• 12 square feet

• 10 square feet

• 15 square feet

• 8 square feet

A class has 24 students. If 1/3 of them are absent, how many students are present?

• 16

• 20

• 8

• 12

A recipe requires 3 1/2 cups of sugar. If you only have 2 1/4 cups, how much more sugar do you need?

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 1/4 cups